GLUTEN FREE LIFE STORY
"We started a bakery business here on our farm about 7 years ago with some friends. Originally it was a wheat bakery called Bread of Life. When we moved that business to a larger facility this one was sitting empty.
A number of people approached us wishing we would create gluten free products, so I began test baking every Tuesday for a year. I tried many very highly touted recipes only to find that the texture was usually not very comparable to a wheat based product. (Not being allergic to gluten came in very handy at that point as I was comparing my gluten free items not to other gluten free items, but to my freshly baked wheat products from the other facility.) "
Amy of Gluten Free Life sent me some cookies, muffins and bread to prove that gluten free can in fact be wonderful. I had no trouble enjoying every last bit of these cookies. My favorite was the Flax Shortbread cookie, which jsut tasted amazing.
Amy also sent over some muffins.. I mean how on Earth could I offer you a giveaway of goodies without really knowing they are good...and oh they are good. David tested out the Apple Pie and loved the taste but thought it was too crumbly, well I figured out that just a bit of time in the fridge cures that and the other muffins magically started disappearing.
You may remember this conncotion of muffin and Nasoya..mmm it's one of my new favorite snacks!
Last but not least BREAD!! This is the bread I used for my magical sandwich recreation with roasted red peppers and such...pretty good. It's only 56 calories a slice which is much more diet friendly than the other baked items, but hey those are seriously good treats!
For your chance to win some of this goodness go here >>
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Gratitude Journal
July 26th
I am grateful for lazy pool days 
I am grateful for fun friends
I am grateful for laughter
I am grateful for hugs
I am grateful for BBQ
82 good vibes:
i love the sound of all these delish treats! I love how they use olive oil instead of hydrogenated oils! great giveaway!
on my blogroll already!
linked back !
xoxo
Lo
i love brownies so i wouldnt mind giving the Gluten Free Brownies a go.
erica_haggins@hotmail.com
I love the mixes you can buy. Makes it easy to bake gluten-free products at home!
already on my blogroll
erica_haggins@hotmail.com
i linked back
http://ericarunning.blogspot.com/2009/07/great-giveaways-this-week-725.html
erica_haggins@hotmail.com
on my blogroll AND google reader :)
nice treats, YUM!
The brownies and carrot cake look delicious!
oheeyore at hotmail dot com
Brownies, definitely brownies! :D
I added you to my blog roll.
I linked back here:
http://tastyhealthfood.blogspot.com/2009/07/applegate-farms-organic-hot-dogs.html
Incredible timing, I am starting up a GF diet now. Those cookies and brownies look sooo good. Plus pumpernickel bread that doesn't hurt my tummy... oh yum!!!
I LOVE their chocolate chip cookies and flax shortbread cookies. I also like how they don't use true sugar.
OH what I would do for a brownie!
On my blogroll now :)
The carrot cake sounds awesome. Really how can you go wrong with carrot cake?
oh my goodness! that Deluxe Chocolate Chip Cookie looks absolutely AMAZINGGG. This giveaway is awesome (: Thanks girl!
great giveaway!
the carrot cake and the brownies both sound SO good to me! thanks!!
mstav517@yahoo.com
I really like that they have so many types of mixes. I love having a box of brownie or cookie mix available.
On my blog roll already!
BROWNIES! I'd love to see if GF brownies are as good as the real deal. :)
(I'm a follower)
Thanks for the opportunity! Everything sounds so good. I saw on their website that they also have a Gluten Free Cake, Muffin & Brownie Mix!
Oh man, those treats sound AMAZING! I love that they have a shelf life os 10 days, refrigerator life of 30 days, and a freezer life of THREE MONTHS! :)
and pumpernickel bread? saweeet!
Fabulous Giveaway!
Added to my blogroll and google reader :)
Linked back here: http://eatolive-notlivetoeat.blogspot.com/2009/07/giveaway-city-this-week.html
I'd want to try the cookie mix or brownie!
Great giveaway! I would love to try the Gluten Free brownie! :)
Oh my, the brownies sound great! they are my ultimate desert and i would love to try some!
I'd love to try the brownies and carrot cake muffins!
You are on my blogroll!
I linked back here:
http://www.missymaintains.com/2009/07/applesauce-winner-and-bachelorette.html
I love the fact that they even sell the mixes so that you can make your own treats!!
The flax shortbread cookies sound yummy.
The brownie mix sounds fabulous!
Those muffins look delicious, or maybe I am just hungry and want a muffin!
Not entering into the contest, just wanted to say thanks for the post and I will look for them hopefully at Whole Foods?
Hope your week goes better than your Saturday, didn't get a chance to read or comment all weekend! But wanted to let you know you're not crazy, you're a true runner! :)
I went to their site, and they have brownies that look delicious!
You're already on my blogroll :)
I learned that you can buy mixes and make your own stuff. I'm mixing everything with organic yogurt these days.
carrot cake muffin please!
will link in my post tonight!
the flax shortbread cookie looks absolutely delicious!
They offer mixes! Awesome! And brownies! Hello, how could you not mention brownies!
Yum! Since I am ALL about carrot cake, I really really want to try the carrot cake muffin!!!
non gmo ingredients and free range eggs?! sign me up! and BROWNIES?!
I posted a message about it on my blog
Count me in! A good friend of mine is on a GF diet, so I'm entering the contest on her behalf :) I'm thinking you can't go wrong with chocolate chip muffins.
And you're already on my blogroll, of course!
Yum... I'd pick the carrot cake from their website.
Linked back:
http://theskinnyplate.wordpress.com/2009/07/27/sonny-amp-joe-hummus
Added to blogroll.
First off this is an awesome giveaway and I want to tell you why I think that. 3 years ago my dad was diagnosed with celiacs disease and he has been great about the diet. I love to make him cakes or cookies that he can eat. I know that glutten free brownies would make his day because he hasn't been able to eat them in so long!
these all sounds amazing! and I love that you have a log of your runs... it inspired me to put one on my blog as well!!
I noticed this on the site:
"These products are baked in a facility that is 100% gluten, wheat, soy, rice, rye, tree nut, peanut, and oat free."
sooo - if you have other allergies, its a great place to buy too! I know someone who is so allergic to peanuts she can't buy anything that is made where any nut products are made, its so hard to find her baked goods!
autumn398 @ yahoo.com
Gluten Free Brownies for sure, my fave!
you are already on my blogroll and i read your posts every day, love love the gratitude sentences at the end i love thinking about the good not the bad!
i looked on the website anything chocolate looks awesome! choco chip muffins, delux choco chip cookie, those brownies and shortbread cookies! yummm
I linked back here: http://www.harpingonfitness.com/2009/07/im-never-voluntarily-living-in-arizona.html
I learned what sorghum flour is, "it's a gluten free flour that comes from the sorghum or milo plant. It is very nutrient dense, unlike rice flour, and tastes delicious!" Which sounds great to me and I'd absolutely love to try their stuff.
I added you to my blogroll.
I linked back to you here: http://breakfastofjailbirds.wordpress.com/2009/07/27/summer-peach/
Those cookies look great!
Oh my goodness the Carrot Cake muffins sound like heaven to me. Great giveaway!
Carrot cake muffins--my favorite cake/flavor/food in the whole world :)
Just tweeted about your giveaway too @theskinnyplate
wow, these products sound great! i wouldn't have known they were gluten-free if i hadn't read your post :) i love carrots and i think that the carrot cake muffins sound bomb!
also, you're on my blogroll already!
Your most definitely on my blog roll! :D
I linked back! :D
http://nutritiousisdelicious.blogspot.com/2009/07/eat-n-eat-n-eat.html
Ohhhh! I was browsing their site and saw that they have gluten free brownies that look sensational! Actually ..it all looks sensational! YUM! My sweet tooth is calling!! ;)
and I linked back to your blog too;
http://chocolateshoestrings.blogspot.com/2009/07/tmi.html
Ahhh the snickerdoodle cookie looks great!
1) Brownies!!! I'm kind of obsessed with brownies. I wonder if gluten free brownies taste like flourless choc cake :)
2) You're already on my blogroll :D
3) I'll try to link back tomorrow morning.
I linked back to the giveaway here:
http://heyitstay.wordpress.com/2009/07/29/i-run-to-you/
Just linked back to the giveaway: http://healthyandsane.com/2009/07/small-bites/
:)
Brownies! YUMM!
here's my link back: http://catchingbananas.blogspot.com/2009/07/more-food-that-i-cant-name.html
thanks!
They are made with sorghum flour! Love to try some goodies!
i am just finding i cant really digest gluten so this would be awesome!
linked back!!
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